Biographies Chapters

We may know about a famous person's accomplishments, but what do we know about THEM? What is the human-interest story in THEIR lives? This biography collection features the stories behind the lives of some famous (and not-so-famous) individuals.

Next in the history of flight is seeing how experimental planes perform under extreme conditions.

Larsson's Expo magazine focuses on publicly exposing unfair conditions in Sweden.

Three strokes of the axe take Marys head, and Elizabeth guarantees there are no relics and no proper burial.

Examine the facts and legends that surround St. Patrick's life.

As Anna takes dictation, she and Dostoevsky fall in love and develop their personal relationship.

WWII broadcasts give C.S. Lewis the opportunity to share his writings and philosophy. He becomes very influential via those BBC broadcasts.

During World War II, Lewis hosts a BBC series of live radio broadcasts that make his voice one of the most recognizable in Britain.

Douglass's writings earn him fame and such friends as Abraham Lincoln and other former slaves Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman.

During the afternoon of October 26th, 1881, a famous gunfight erupts in Tombstone between the lawmen and the Cowboys.

Interesting information about he wives of the President during the event.

JFK's autopsy states that he died "from gunshot wounds at Dallas, Texas."

During the middle ages, when feudalism was prevalent in Europe, a commoner remained a commoner throughout his or her life.

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